The Legacy of Mars - T L Carlyle - Bog

On July 20, 2069, the starship Percival Lowell lands on Mars. Jonathan Kraine is an archaeologist on the mission who makes a strange discovery and changes the mission's focus. Odd events force the survey team to return to Earth. An accident in space kills all but 2. Jonathan and a new friend find themselves caught in the political drama over the incident, and face off against a conspiracy to doom the space program. What started out as a moment of first contact soon turns into a battle to save the future and destiny of the human race.